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Brian Dawkins

Brian Patrick Dawkins

Position: DB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: October 13, 1973 in Jacksonville, FL
College: Clemson

Career AV: 94 (195th overall since 1950)

7-time Pro Bowler & 4-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2nd round (61st overall) of the 1996 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1996 23 PHI FS 20 14 13 1.0 3 41 0 30 0 0 2 23 0 53 21 6
1997 24 PHI FS 20 15 15 3 76 1 64 61 13 7
1998 25 PHI FS 20 14 14 1.0 2 39 0 30 1 0 1 0 0 45 11 6
1999* 26 PHI FS 20 16 16 1.5 4 127 1 67 6 0 2 0 0 58 20 9
2000 27 PHI FS 20 13 13 2.0 4 62 0 32 1 0 2 0 0 54 17 7
2001*+ 28 PHI FS 20 15 15 1.5 2 15 0 15 17 2 0 2 49 1 58 12 16
2002*+ 29 PHI FS 20 16 16 3.0 2 27 0 27 12 5 0 4 4 0 66 29 15
2003 30 PHI fs 20 7 7 0.5 1 0 0 0 6 28 7 3
2004*+ 31 PHI FS 20 15 15 3.0 4 40 0 32 12 2 0 1 0 0 62 8 13
2005* 32 PHI FS 20 16 16 3.5 3 24 0 24 24 4 0 1 0 0 70 10 10
2006*+ 33 PHI FS 20 16 16 1.0 4 38 0 38 14 5 0 0 0 0 76 22 13
2007 34 PHI FS 20 10 10 1 1 0 1 6 28 9 5
2008* 35 PHI FS 20 16 16 3.0 1 25 0 25 6 6 0 1 0 0 64 11 11
2009 36 DEN 20 11 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 3 0 0 64 15
Career 194 182 21.0 34 515 2 67 106 33 0 19 76 1 787 205 121
13 yrs PHI 183 182 21.0 34 515 2 67 97 32 0 16 76 1 723 190 121
1 yr DEN 11 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 3 0 0 64 15

Receiving & Rushing

Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
2002*+ 29 PHI FS 20 16 16 1 57 57.0 1 57 0.1 3.6 57 1 0
Career 194 182 1 57 57.0 1 57 0.0 0.3 57 1 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1997 24 PHI FS 20 15 15 1 1 6
1999* 26 PHI FS 20 16 16 1 1 6
2001*+ 28 PHI FS 20 15 15 1 1 6
2002*+ 29 PHI FS 20 16 16 1 1 6
Career 194 182 1 1 2 4 24

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1999
2001
2002
2004
2005
2006
2008

First-Team All-Pro

2001
2002
2004
2006

Games

Active 194 (27)

Games Started

Active 182 (7)
Career 182 (116)

Playoff Games

Active 18 (6)
Career 18 (97)

Playoff Games Started

Active 18 (2)
Career 18 (43)

Fumbles Recovered

2002 NFL 4 (9)
2009 NFL 3 (4)
Active 19 (8)
Career 19 (103)

Fumble Return Yds

2001 NFL 49 (10)

Fumble Return TD

2001 NFL 1 (1/38)

Active 1 (23)

Interceptions

Active 34 (8)
Career 34 (135)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1999 NFL 127 (7)
Active 515 (9)
Career 515 (138)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1997 NFL 1 (6)
1999 NFL 1 (8)
Active 2 (29)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

1999Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
2001Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
2002Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
2004Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
2006Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL